Hello from Oregon

[oregonbrewed]

Greetings from Coos Bay, OR. Have listened to the Brewing Network podcasts for several years and thoroughly enjoy them. I have been brewing extract for a couple of years and I am ready to make the jump to all grain. Also ready to start kegging, but I am a little unclear on process. Very little homebrewers in my area so I try to get all the info I can online. Would love to see a live setup to compare to. I'm sure I will have questions as I near my brewing goals. Cheers for now.

[BDawg]

Welcome

Lots of folks on this board in OR. You'll have no problem getting to sit in on somebody's brew day.

[Kbar]

Welcome - I am from PDX. Ever find your way out to my neck of the woods, look up our homebrew club, PDXBrewers. Would love to have you visit!

[oregonbrewed]

Welcome - I am from PDX. Ever find your way out to my neck of the woods, look up our homebrew club, PDXBrewers. Would love to have you visit!

Thanks for the invitation.

[TheDarkSide]

Welcome.

Kegging is not too difficult once you get the hang of it. It's like bottling with one big can. I started out with a kegging system from Kegconnection.com and built from there. My first had cobra taps but now I have a 6 tap kegerator made from a chest freezer.

Same principles as bottling apply...sanitizing, minimal oxygen exposure, etc. The biggest challenge is getting your carbonation level set correctly and your line length right so you pour correctly.

Good luck with the kegging and switch to all grain. A year from now you'll be wondering what took you so long to switch.